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Siege of Aligarh

Siege of Aligarh was a siege conducted on 1 September 1803 at Aligarh, in what is now India; it lasted 3 days. It was part of Second Anglo-Maratha War, which ran from 1803 to 1805. The recorded result: British victory.

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Fought1 September 1803lasted 3 days
WhereAligarh, India27.880N, 78.080E
OutcomeBritish victory
BelligerentsBritish Empire; East India CompanyagainstMaratha Empire
Casualties and losses900and300
Part ofSecond Anglo-Maratha War1803 to 1805

Where it sits in Second Anglo-Maratha War

Battle of Poona, 1802Siege of Ahmednagar, 1803Siege of Aligarh, 1803Battle of Delhi, 1803Battle of Assaye, 1803Battle of Laswari, 1803Battle of Argaon, 1803Capture of Gawilghur, 1803Battle of Mukandwara Pass, 1804Siege of Delhi, 1804Battle of Deeg, 1804Battle of Farrukhabad, 1804Siege of Deeg Fort, 1804Battle of Bharatpur, 180518021805Siege of Aligarh, 1803
14 placed engagements of Second Anglo-Maratha War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1 September 1803
to 4 September 1803
PlaceAligarh, India
27.880N, 78.080E
KindSiege, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Casualties and losses900300
Commanders
  • Pierre Cuillier-Perron
Siege of AligarhSiege of AligarhBattle of AgraBattle of DeegSiege of Deeg FortSiege of SambhalBattle of ChandawarBattle of AgraBattle of DeegSiege of Deeg FortSiege of SambhalBattle of ChandawarNew DelhiMeerutFaridabadMoradabadBareillyAlwarEtawahRohtak100 km27.880N, 78.080E
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Siege of Aligarh is one of 3,694 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 376 in present-day India.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4870267, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Aligarh, revision 1370738737, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.